Phaenochilus Weise, 1895

Li, Wenjing, Huo, Lizhi, Chen, Xiaosheng, Ren, Shunxiang & Wang, Xingmin, 2017, A new species of the genus Phaenochilus Weise from China (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Chilocorini), ZooKeys 644, pp. 33-41 : 35

Phaenochilus Weise, 1895

Phaenochilus Weise, 1895: 135. Type species: Phaenochilus punctifrons Weise, 1895, by subsequent designation of Korschefsky (1932).

Diagnosis.

Members of this genus can be distinguished from other genera of Chilocorini by the following combination of characters: antennae 8-segmented (Fig. 1e); outer margin of mandible slightly curved (Fig. 1f); terminal maxillary palpomere slender and elongate, approximately three times as long as basal width, with sides nearly parallel (Fig. 1g); terminal labial palpomere slender and acuminate, rounded at apex (Fig. 1h); legs without tibial spurs (Fig. 1 i–j), tarsal claw stout, with large, rectangular basal tooth about 1/2-2/3 as long as claw (Fig. 1k).